Terbinafine - Systemic
Brand Names
Lamisil
Terbinafine *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects
Before Using
In deciding to using a medication,
the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will
do. This is a decision you will make. For terbinafine, the
following must be considered
Allergic reaction
Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or
allergy to terbinafine. Also tell your health care professional
if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives,
or dyes.
Pregnancy care
Terbinafine has not been studied in pregnant women.
Before taking any drug, make sure your family doctor knows if you are pregnant
or if you may become pregnant.
Breast-feeding problem
Terbinafine passes into breast milk. Mothers who
are taking this drug and wish to breast-feed must discuss this with
their family doctor.
Use for Children
Studies on this drug have been done only in adult
diseaseds and there is no special info comparing use of terbinafine
in child with use in other age groups.
Elderly care
Many medication have not been studied specifically
in elderly people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly
the same way they do in adults people or if they cause various side effects
or problems in elderly people. There is no special info comparing use
of terbinafine in the elderly with use in other age groups.
Drug interactions
Although certain medication must not be using
together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together
even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to
change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking
terbinafine, it is especially important that your health care professional
know if you are taking any of the following:
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Acetaminophen - Tylenol - with long-term, high-dose use
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Amiodarone - Cordarone
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Anabolic steroids - nandrolone " Anabolin ", oxandrolone "
Anavar ", oxymetholone " Anadrol ", stanozolol " Winstrol "
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Androgens - male hormones
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Antithyroid agents - drug for overactive thyroid
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Carmustine - BiCNU
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Chloroquine - Aralen
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Dantrolene - Dantrium
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Daunorubicin - Cerubidine
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Estrogens - female hormones
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Etretinate - Tegison
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Gold salts - drug for arthritis
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Hydroxychloroquine - Plaquenil
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Mercaptopurine - Purinethol
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Methotrexate - Mexate
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Methyldopa - Aldomet
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Naltrexone - Trexan - with long-term, high-dose use
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Other anti-infectives by mouth or by injection - drug for infection
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Phenothiazines - acetophenazine " Tindal ", chlorpromazine "
Thorazine ", fluphenazine " Prolixin ", mesoridazine " Serentil ",
perphenazine " Trilafon ", prochlorperazine " Compazine ", promazine
" Sparine ", promethazine " Phenergan ", thioridazine " Mellaril ",
trifluoperazine " Stelazine ", triflupromazine " Vesprin ", trimeprazine
" Temaril "
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Plicamycin - Mithracin Use of these medication with terbinafine
may increase the risk of side effects effecting the liver
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Azole antifungals - fluconazole " Diflucan ", itraconazole "
Sporanox ", ketoconazole " Nizoral "
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Chloramphenicol - Chloromycetin
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Cimetidine - Tagamet
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Clarithromycin - Biaxin
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Diltiazem - Cardizem
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Erythromycins - EES, E-Mycin
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Isoniazid - INH, Nydrazid
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Quinine - Quinamm
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Ranitidine - Zantac
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Verapamil - Calan Use of these medication with terbinafine
may increase the risk of side effects of terbinafine
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Carbamazepine - Tegretol
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Corticosteroids - cortisone-like drug
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Griseofulvin - Fulvicin, Grisovin
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Phenobarbital - Luminal
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Phenylbutazone - Butazolidin
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Primidone - Mysoline
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Rifampin - Rifadin Use of these medication with terbinafine
may prevent terbinafine from help you
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Disulfiram - Antabuse
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Divalproex - Depakote
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Oral contraceptives - birth control pills containing estrogen
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Valproic acid - Depakene Use of these medication with
terbinafine may increase the risk of side effects of terbinafine, especially
those effecting the liver
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Phenytoin - Dilantin Use of this drug with terbinafine
may prevent terbinafine from help you and may increase the risk
of side effects effecting the liver
Other Information for using
The presence of other medical
problems may effect the use of terbinafine. Make sure you tell your family doctor
if you have any other medical problems, especially:
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Alcohol abuse - or history of Problems with alcohol may increase
the risk of side effects causing by terbinafine
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Kidney disease
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Liver disease, active or chronic Terbinafine is not recommended
for diseaseds with liver or kidney problems
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